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D. BOYNTON, OF ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, H; G. O. BRROWS, AND ARTHUR E. WHITNEY Letters .Patent No. 72,160, dated December 17, 1,867.

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` To ALL WHOM IT MAY eoNcERN:

Be it known that I, D# BOYNTON, of St. Johnsbury,in the county ot Caledonia, and State of Vermont, have invented anew and improved Combined Shovel and Sifter; and I dp hereby declare that the'following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to thc accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

. This invention relates to a newand improved combination of a fire-shovel and sifter and it consists in providing a shovel with a supplemental bottom, in which a screen is inserted, the bottom being so arranged or disposed within the shovel as to admit ofa separate discharge for the ashes, and the shovel provided with a lid o cover; all being arranged in sueh= a manner that the ashes may be shovellcd up and the cinders separated from it, and the ashes discharged from the shovel, so as to leave the cinders clean and in good condition to be placed upon the fire whenever required. In the accompanying sheet of drvawings i Figure 1 is a longitudinal central section of my invention, taken in the line a: iv, iig. 2.

Figure 2, a perspective view of the same. p t

-Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a ireshovel, which may be constructed of sheet metal-or east iron, and composed ofa bottom,

a, two sides b b, a back, e, and a handle, d. The two pieces bb are bevelled or inclined downward at their front parts, and within the shovel there is permanently secured a supplemental bottom, e, which is a short distance above the bottom a, and slightly out of parallel therewith, a-s shown clearly in fig. 1; the front edge of e being but a short distance above the bottom a, as shown inr fig. 1. Within this supplcmentalbottome, there is inserted a screen,f, and a cover or lid, B, is-secured by a hinge or joint, g, to the upper edge of the back, c, of the shovel; said lid or cover having a pendent flap, z, at its front edge, so that when the lid orV cover is dow`n,`a perfect box is formed over the supplemental bottom e;

In using the device, thocover or lid B is raised and the ashes scooped up. A portion of ashes may pass underneath the supplemental bottom e, but no cinders, the space between the front end of c and the bottom a,

not being wide enough to receive them. Thi` main portion of all the ashes and all of the cinders will pass upon p the supplemental bottom e, andthc cover or lid B being then put down, and theshovel shook `or vibrated, the

ashes above or .upon e will pass through the screen j', while the cinders will be retained above it, and by inclining the front end of the shovel downward, the ashes will be discharged, the cover or lid holdingthe cinders, which' may be discharged by raising the cover or lid. Y v l The device is extremely simple, may be constructed at a small cost, and \\'i'llprove to be a very'convcnient article. Y i

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A {irc-shovel, A, provided with a supplemental bottom, c, containing a screen, fand also provided with a cover or lid, B, all arranged in the manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention lsigned by me, this 27th day of September, 1867..

D. BOYNTON.

Witnesses:

Geo. C. AUSTIN. E. F. BROWN. 

